Most US homes have equity

by Jamie Henry24 Mar 2015

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Most US homes have equity

Eighty-nine per cent of homes south of the border had equity by the end of last year. Research from CoreLogic reveals that homes above $200,000 are more likely to have equity, 94 per cent vs. 84 per cent of those below $200,000. There are still too many homes in negative equity though; around 5.4 million or 10.8 per cent of mortgaged homes. The largest percentage of homes in negative equity is in Nevada (24.2 per cent) followed by Florida (23.2) and Arizona (18.7) Read the full report.